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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The receipts and expenditure (exclusive of sinking fund and interest) for the past seven years were:-
| Receipts. | Expenditure. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1912 | 764 | 1 | 7 | 662 | 3 | 9 |
| 1913 | 765 | 6 | 7 | 623 | 14 | 4 |
| 1914 | 822 | 4 | 9 | 735 | 8 | 9 |
| 1915 | 787 | 9 | 1 | 737 | 17 | 10 |
| 1916 | 722 | 16 | 1 | 682 | 15 | 10 |
| 1917 | 678 | 15 | 4 | 698 | 4 | 1 |
| 1918 | 781 | 1 | 7 | 854 | 3 | 0 |
OTHER COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are ten other houses on the register.
The following Table gives the situation of the ten registered houses and the accommodation provided therein:-
| Premises. | No. of Rooms. | Accommodation. |
|---|---|---|
| 11 & 12, Princess Road | 12 | 54 men and 8 married couples. |
| 9, Piospect Place | 7 | 18 men and 5 married couples. |
| 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24, Lshore Road | 30 | 50 men, 10 women, and 6 married couples. |
| 52, Union Street | 13 | 30 men. |
Nos. 19 to 24, Lahore Road—These houses are under one
management and worked as one establishment, as also are Nos. 11
and 12, Princess Road. Practically, therefore, only four common
lodging houses now remain in the Borough, with a total accommodation
of 200 adults, or if we add the Municipal Common Lodging
House, a total of five houses with 263 single beds and 19 double beds.
During the year common lodging houses received 518 visits,
while 10 houses received night visits.
Minor infringements of bye-laws were detected on 19 occasions,
but in no case were they sufficiently serious for legal proceedings to be
taken.